The Board has determined that the veteran's skin disability of the feet is service-connected, with no need for a presumption or secondary basis. The VA examiner opined that the current condition is related to his active duty in Vietnam and subsequent treatment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner linked the veteran's current skin disability of the feet to his military service in Vietnam, including exposure to damp conditions while wearing combat boots.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin disability of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0124733
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's skin disability, specifically his head and feet skin disabilities. The examiner is requested to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including shoulder, cervical spine/neck, bilateral ankle, cardiovascular, bilateral plantar fasciitis with fallen arches, vertigo, sleep apnea, right inguinal hernia, and skin disability of the feet. The claims are being remanded to determine the etiology of the Veteran's headaches.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including shoulder, cervical spine/neck, bilateral ankle, cardiovascular, bilateral plantar fasciitis with fallen arches, vertigo, sleep apnea, right inguinal hernia, and skin disability of the feet. The claims are being remanded to determine the etiology of the Veteran's headaches.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability and reopened the claim of service connection for a skin disability of the feet. The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability is related to his active military service, while new evidence received since the February 2003 RO decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for entitlement to service connection for a skin disability of the feet.
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